ADRIAN COX ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ADRIAN COX ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
- 2010-06-18➕COX, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-06-30: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-10-22: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Karen Agnes Bradshaw Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/03/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adrian Coxceased 09/03/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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